Gender Feminine
Scripts Сандра(Serbian, Macedonian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsan.dra/(Italian, Polish, Czech, Romanian) /ˈsæn.dɹə/(English) /sɑ̃.dʁa/(French) /ˈsan.dɾa/(Spanish) /ˈzan.dʁa/(German) /ˈsɑn.draː/(Dutch)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Alessandra. It was introduced to the English-speaking world (where it is usually used independently of Alexandra) by author George Meredith, who used it for the heroine in his novel Emilia in England (1864) and the reissued version Sandra Belloni (1887). A famous bearer is the American actress Sandra Bullock (1964-).

Related Names

VariantsAlessa(Italian) Saundra, Sondra(English)
DiminutivesSandie, Sandy(English) Sandrine(French)
Masculine FormAlessandro(Italian)
Other Languages & CulturesAlexandra(Ancient Greek) Aliaksandra, Alesya(Belarusian) Aleksandra, Aleksandrina, Asya, Sashka(Bulgarian) Alexandra(Catalan) Aleksandra(Estonian) Aleksandra(Finnish) Aleksandra(Georgian) Alexandra, Aleka(Greek) Alexandra(Greek Mythology) Alexandra, Alexa, Szandra(Hungarian) Alastríona(Irish) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Aleks, Aleksandrina, Alesya, Alya, Asya, Olesya, Sanya, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura(Russian) Alexandra(Slovak) Aleksandra, Alexandra, Oleksandra, Aleks, Lesya, Olesya, Sasha(Ukrainian)

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Name Days

Austria: April 2
Czechia: August 23
Estonia: April 19
Finland: September 11
Latvia: September 15
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Norway: February 17
Sweden: February 17

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Entry updated April 23, 2024